MetaFilter posts tagged with davebarry

A President is Known by His Lawn Mower

Kattullus — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 20:59:39 -0800

Is there no end to the shady associations of Barack Obama? Crack journalist Dave Barry has published photographic proof that the president-elect is a Lawn Ranger. What's a Lawn Ranger? Glad you asked. Dave Barry has written about this nefarious organization not once, but twice and their strange and eldritch rites have been profiled on WILL public television of Central Illinois, where the organization has its headquarters, in the town of Arcola, where they parade every year.

"I'm afraid that hallways and office doors are not 'free-speech zones.'"

EarBucket — Thu, 19 Oct 2006 10:19:42 -0800

As Americans, we must always remember that we all have a common enemy, an enemy that is dangerous, powerful and relentless. I refer, of course, to the federal government.

News of the Weird... NOT!

wendell — Sun, 02 Jan 2005 17:17:13 -0800

Though not the web institution of Jim Romenesko's Obscure Store or as overexposed as Dave Barry's Blog, Chuck Shepherd's NEWS of the WEIRD is a fairly good source for news stories that are... well... WEIRD. And Chuck's the only one who has collected a list of stories that "now occur with such frequency" that they are NO LONGER WEIRD. Quite a resource for judging how our society has changed in the last umpteen years.

In semi-related news, Barry is semi-retiring his weekly column, but we still have AutoDave, the automated Dave Barry column generator. Still, I suspect he did it just to upstage Dan Gillmor's farewell column, as he gives up the old-media columnar life in favor of "Grassroots Journalism".
To Dave Berry, 'Grassroots Journalism' is writing about the brown patch in your lawn directly over the septic tank.

how to become a libertarian

reklaw — Sun, 22 Aug 2004 15:53:45 -0800

"Libertarianism is the hottest philosophy on the internet! Many famous people are libertarians, including John Stossel and Dave Barry. It seems like everyone is becoming a libertarian, and now you can, too! The answer lies in several simple steps, which anyone can learn. Read on, and you, too, can become a libertarian!"

New Hampshire's Citizens Speak Out...

MiguelCardoso — Sat, 24 Jan 2004 23:07:05 -0800

Will New Hampshire Be A Gigantic Yawn? Or a YEAAARGH? Dave Barry is sleeping now. Mark Steyn, despite his annoying hubris, is clearly worried. They both live in New Hampshire, but... just how important was Howard Dean's exuberance? (Fwiw, for a Latin living overseas, it looks like a load of hype. What was so outrageous? Isn't America the home of rah-rah-rah?)

This is not the 555 area code

soyjoy — Tue, 14 Oct 2003 10:25:40 -0800

Now it's officially a trend: Attacking the privacy of those who invade privacy (bottom of page) by publicizing their information. What's the verb for this going to be? I think "Barrying" should be a contender.

Do Not Call 317-816-9336.

Fofer — Sun, 05 Oct 2003 13:34:31 -0800

Do Not Call 317-816-9336. Columnist Dave Barry takes on the American Teleservices Association again, publishing their new number (they had to disconnect their old one after he mentioned it in a previous column.) But please, don't call 317-816-9336, because to suggest "calling somebody who doesnt want to be called, even if you have the legal right to call, well, that's just plain rude."

the dog ate mother's toes

woil — Wed, 16 Jul 2003 16:40:25 -0800

Dave Barry posts a letter in his weblog encouraging users to submit poems to poetry.com containing the phrase "the dog ate mother's toes" under the penname of Freemont. Hilarity Ensues.

Dave Barry Gets a Blog. Wil Wheaton cries. Melanie Griffith pouts.

Stan Chin — Mon, 27 Jan 2003 14:08:20 -0800

In response to the Tardblog, Dave Barry starts his own. Ha ha! Kidding. I love Dave, really. However I'm not sure if its actually him. I think its actually Harry Anderson of Night Court fame. via fark

The summation....

lazaruslong — Sun, 29 Dec 2002 22:14:32 -0800

Dave Barry's Year in Review is a hilarious month-by-month recap of 2002. Always funny, and sometimes rather poignant, for Dave. Also, a great UK Year-in-Review satire. Enjoy.

owillis — Wed, 11 Sep 2002 05:09:36 -0800

On hallowed ground. Dave Barry writes about the Flight 93 memorial in Pennsylvania.

MiguelCardoso — Sun, 28 Jul 2002 03:50:46 -0800

Good! It's "Let's Make Fun Of Wall Street" Day At The Miami Herald! Can it be a coincidence that the two funniest columnists in Miami, Carl Hiaasen [Imagine if the entire board of Arthur Andersen were rounded up, blindfolded and flown to Guantánamo Bay for interrogation.] and Dave Barry [Wall Street is in trouble, and things are not going to get better until you, the small investor, stop selfishly thinking about yourself all the time.] have chosen this Sunday to raise a few laughs at the expense of poor, old beleaguered Wall Street? Let's hope not.

Bixby23 — Sun, 16 Sep 2001 23:34:15 -0800

Even if you're not a Dave Barry fan you might appreciate reading his thoughts on the 9/11 disaster. For me, this piece was evidence that one of America's most prolific humorists has talent that goes beyond just being funny.

OneBallJay — Thu, 29 Mar 2001 19:08:52 -0800

Dave Barry caught by the long arm of the law. The Pulitzer-winning humorist, who every year around this time puts out a column bemoaning income taxes, just found out he's being audited. Coincidence?

baylink — Fri, 11 Aug 2000 08:14:55 -0800

Convergence. Dave Barry does a bang-up job tying together the recent threads about Harry Potter and Stephen King.

tdecius — Tue, 21 Sep 1999 13:22:44 -0800

Dave Barry is running for President.